18th Century Tokens, Somerset, Bath, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpence (15), All Saints Chapel, 13.11g/6h (DH 69); Cross Bath Pump Room (3), 12.28g/6h, 13.92g/12h (both DH 72, unbronzed and bronzed), 13.34g/6h (DH 72b); Free Church, 12.47g/6h (DH 73); Free School, 12.88g/6h (DH 74); General Hospital, 13.71g/12h (DH 75); Kensington Chapel, 13.55g/6h (DH 76); New Pump Room Interior (2), 12.90g/6h (DH 82), 12.41g/6h (DH 82a); New Rooms Principal Entrance, 13.48g/6h (DH 83); Private Baths, 13.25g/6h (DH 79); Pulteney Bridge, 12.78g/6h (DH 80); St Mary’s Chapel (2), 13.29g/6h (DH 77), 13.83g/6h (DH 78); Halfpenny, 1798, Bath Association, 15.13g/6h (DH 84) [16]. Generally extremely fine but DH 72b lacquered, this, DH 80, 82a and 84 rare £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: DH 72, 72b and *80 D. Young Collection, Baldwin Auction 6, 11 October 1995, lots 1187 (part), 1192 [72 gift of I. Young October 1974, 72b from G. Rankin March 1982]; DH 84 W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 816 [from Baldwin 1978], D.L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lot 1665 (part); others Fawcett/Litman Collection, D.L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lots 1664 (part), 1665, additionally: DH 69, 72, 73, 75 and 76 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 304 (part) [all from Spink]